Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed that a particular star turned out not to be a single star at all, but actually a pair.
There are some regions and objects that become favorite targets for astronomers — often because they are nearby and because they are a well-known example of an object like a stellar nursery or a black hole. But occasionally, even these well-known objects turn out to be hiding surprises.
Recommended Videos The observations were made using Webb’s MIRI instrument and an array on the ground called ALMA, or the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The two worked together as Webb observed the jets of material flying off from the stars, and ALMA observed the discs of material around them.
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